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Russia reports most COVID-19 deaths in a day

Published : 29 Sep 2021, 00:55

  DF News Desk
A medical worker wearing protective gear transfers a COVID-19 patient from an ambulance to a hospital in Kommunarka, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, July 16, 2021. File Photo: Xinhua.

Russia recorded 852 coronavirus-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, the highest daily rise since the start of the pandemic, raising the national death toll to 205,531, the official monitoring and response center said Tuesday, reported Xinhua.

Meanwhile, 21,559 new COVID-19 cases were registered, taking the nationwide tally to 7,464,708, while the number of recoveries increased by 17,368 to 6,635,485.

Moscow reported 2,541 new cases, bringing the city's total caseload to 1,626,918.

The Russian capital plans to strengthen the monitoring of mask use in shopping malls and restaurants amid a surge in new cases over the past weeks, with strict fines for non-compliance.